Where does “ariba” come from?

ariba (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish arriba, from Latin ripam — accusative singular of rīpa.

ariba (Papiamentu): upon

Definitions

  1. upon

Ancestry of “ariba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharribaabove, over; up; uphill; upstream; upstairs; come...
2Latinripamaccusative singular of rīpa
Every word from Latin ripam →Every word from Spanish arriba →